Best Ever Lemon Shortbread Tart
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 1 Cup All Purpose Flour (I use Cup4Cup because I'm gluten free and it works great)
  • ⅓ Cup Powdered Sugar
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Cup Butter
  • Lemon Curd:
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • ¾ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • Juice of 3 Lemons
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter
  • ***Optional: 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
Instructions
  1. Crust:
  2. Lightly spray or butter a tart pan.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400.
  4. Put all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the butter is chopped into what looks like corn meal.
  5. Pour ingredients into the tart pan; press it into the pan so it is dense and evenly distributed.
  6. Place in freezer for 15 minutes.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
  8. Reduce heat in oven to 350.
  9. Lemon Curd:
  10. Whisk together Eggs, Juice, and Sugar.
  11. Place mixture over low heat. (Most people do this in a double boiler, I use Belgique pans.)
  12. Whisk constantly and slowly turn up heat. Be careful not to curdle or overcook the eggs, but continue whisking until the consistency is thick.
  13. Once the consistency is right, add the butter and stir in until melted.
  14. Pour lemon curd into the baked crust and settle it so it's level and even.
  15. Put whole tart back in oven and bake for between 10-20 minutes or until the curd stiffens.
  16. Remove from Oven and cool on rack; Place in refrigerator for at least one hour.
  17. Serve.
Recipe by at https://www.thehungrydater.com/best-ever-lemon-shortbread-tart/